“How you view the season depends on whether you focus on the low moments or
look at the positives,” Sir Alex Ferguson wrote in his programme notes
before yesterday’s game against Stoke City. “It’s the old conundrum as to
whether you see the glass as half empty or half full.”

Since hope of Wigan Athletic causing an upset against Chelsea effectively
evaporated after only six minutes at Stamford Bridge, Manchester United
supporters had most of the match to ponder Ferguson’s remarks as they
reluctantly came to terms with the knowledge that they will start next
season still tied on 18